ALS, one page, lightly-lined, 4.75 x 7.75, Thirty-Ninth Congress letterhead, April 13, 1866. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “It was indeed an eventful & auspicious occasion—& the act the grandest Legislation act of the Era.” In fine condition with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature). Colfax must be referring to the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which Congress passed on April 9, 1866. RR Auction COA.
